Today

[Devin Mackey]

Yesterday is gone. I can learn from it but thats all. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. I can plan for it. This day is all I have, 16 hours give or take, that I can live each moment admiring the good in all, for all the good comes from God, or I can choose to live in yesterdays regrets and tomorrows uncertainties while trying to handle this day. No, I'll thank God for this one day which is all that is guaranteed and live thankfully in each moment of every hour today. If I stay in the moment of time in this day, I can handle anything that comes my way. This is my hope today, for my struggle is the past, present, and future being lived in one day making life harder than it really should be.

[Bryan Hutchinson]

Well written Devin! Ditto! You've made my day.

[William Wallace]

Devin,
I read a quote one day that has stuck with me, on occasion it fustrates, but mostly it helps. It is, to the best of my memory this :

Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift,...... thats why they call it the "Present".


Don't know who wrote it, wish I did, however it seems divinely inspired to me, and has served me well, ( when I let it! )

[sherry mulberry]

I thank you for inspiring me today. We all need this . We all need god in are lives ,And live in the here and now .

[Nanette]

very nice Devin!!!!

[Belle]

Wow!! This is incredibly beautiful and well written!! It brought tears to my eyes. May I share it please?

[Devin Mackey]

Hey Belle, how are ya? Thankyou and yes you can share it.

[PhyshBourne]

I like that.
It reminds to another saying: "Yesterday is gone, tomorrow not yet there - and today the LORD cares for us…"

[DANA]

Devin,

I may be too much of a deep thinker.....When I break down everything that you wrote up above, this is what I come up:

"Yesterday is gone. I can learn from it but thats all." For me, I look back on yesterday and realize that I have no control over it, but the best thing that I can do is learn from my past mistakes.

"Tomorrow is not guaranteed. I can plan for it." Life is so short, we never know if we will even have tomorrow, but I am going to prepare for my future by attempting to make the right choices.

"This day is all I have, 16 hours give or take, that I can live each moment admiring the good in all, for all the good comes from God, or I can choose to live in yesterdays regrets and tomorrows uncertainties while trying to handle this day." I choose to live in the present, to let go of past mistakes and past regrets, to not dwell on them since they are behind me. Instead, I prefer to open my eyes to appreciate the beauty in our world that was created by God. To appreciate the simple things in life, like a full moon glowing brightly in the night, a stunning sunset that leaves me breathless, waking up to the birds chirping softly or recognizing how blessed I am to have ears to hear!

"No, I'll thank God for this one day which is all that is guaranteed and live thankfully in each moment of every hour today." To give God gratitude, praise and thanksgiving......that I am alive, that I have a home, that I am blessed with three wonderful kids!

"If I stay in the moment of time in this day, I can handle anything that comes my way." As long as I focus on God, place Him in the center of my life, I can have strength to deal with anything, good or bad, that comes my way. (Phil. 4:13)

"This is my hope today, for my struggle is the past, present, and future being lived in one day making life harder than it really should be." My hope today is to live in the present, to not waste my time regretting my mistakes, but learning from them and to trust that God will take care of me tomorrow and each day will unfold to bring me closer to the person God created me to become.

[Deborah]

Devin, I have not been on in so long and just joined when I was in desperate need with a teenage son in trouble with ADHD. I have a husband whom also has ADHD and both have anger issues. It is so very hard to live life trying to help my son through his ADHD world and having a husband with anger issues and ADD, that sometimes life seems unbearable. I do not get on this site much, but I read your post and pray every day that tomorrow will bring just a little peace in my life to understand, as well as live with both of the men in my life who struggle themselves. I need to read, "Yesterday is Gone...........," every morning after they are gone to work or school, when my tears fall as soon as I kiss them both goodbye. Thank you for the inspiration to hang in there!